Michael Caussey, a 50-year-old Caucasian man from Santaquin, was found shot and killed in the west Juab County Desert near the Brush Wellman Highway on Friday, November 27, 2020. His body was discovered in a remote section of the West Desert.

Juab County investigators say the killing followed an alcohol-fueled altercation. Two men from Nephi were arrested in connection with events surrounding the death: 56-year-old Troy Pexton was charged with murder, obstruction of justice, and abuse or desecration of a human body, and 41-year-old Scott Blackett was arrested on suspicion of abuse or desecration of a human body after receiving treatment for unspecified injuries at a local hospital. Authorities believe the two men were involved in moving Caussey’s body to the desert location where search and rescue crews later found it.

What details about the altercation or the roles of those involved are still missing that could help explain what happened to Michael Caussey?